Ann Romney's horse, Rafalca, and her Olympic dressage rivals

It's sometimes called "horse dancing" or "horse ballet" but that doesn't mean it's not seriously competitive. The United States’ dressage team — which features the horse Ann Romney co-owns, Rafalca — will face off against nine other nations (each country has three horses on its team) in a quest for the gold team medal at the London 2012 Olympics. The team medals will be decided from the combined results of both the Grand Prix on Aug. 2-3 and the Grand Prix Special on Aug. 7.